to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
of unknown authorship; anonymous (work)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
one's younger days; when one was young
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
minority group (party); minority
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to increase; to add to; to augment
sunlight; rays of the Sun
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
on the occasion of; at the time of
to begin purchasing; to purchase
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
recital; recitation; public reading
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to read (a book, etc.) over again